183 - TWO HENS - DAVE EDWARDS - GOUACHE - 2007

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183 - TWO HENS - DAVE EDWARDS - GOUACHE - 2007

These two hens belong to my in-laws, so I guess that makes me a relative of these feathery creatures :)) I used gouache by the way.

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183 - TWO HENS - DAVE EDWARDS - GOUACHE - 2007 by BLYTHART
183 - TWO HENS - DAVE EDWARDS - GOUACHE - 2007 by BLYTHART
  • Karin Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    well, i reckon this one’s just brilliant….these hens are so lovely
    i love the work you’ve put into the feathers!

  • John Edwards

    John Edwards

    Superb. One of your very best for me.

  • helene ruiz

    helene ruiz

    excellent!

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    fantastic

  • Hidemi Tada

    Hidemi Tada

    wonderful! full of detail!

  • MinoYasue

    MinoYasue

    Love the texture! Very creative!

  • pinkyjain

    pinkyjain

    So gorgeous, so love the feather technique, so lovely, such detail, even in their little eyes

  • Angelique Moorman

    Angelique Moorman

    Hi Dave, love these two hens. We have chickens in our own backyard, so I like those animals and the way you put them is lovely.
    Love your gouachework, by the way. I have purchased some gouache tubes also, because we use it at Thangka-paintings (Tibetan Buddhist iconography) in a very transparant way. Maybe I will use it for my mandalas some time in the future… Love the many possible different ways of working with this medium.

    Greetings from Holland, Angelique

  • BLYTHART replied

    I sometimes apply watercolour in a series of layers and that often makes it resemble gouache. I haven’t tried using gouache thinly though… good idea … thanks :)

  • Martin Derksema

    Martin Derksema

    Good work. Love the rich textures and colours.

  • Angelique Moorman

    Angelique Moorman

    When using gouache in a very transparant way, you must use lots of water and just a little pigment of the paint. How supprising the results, but you must have much patience to bild up the layers and dip your pencil with paper every time to really use that thin pigment and not only that bulk of water… Really a special technic that Thangka-painting… at least according to the tradition I learn…

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thank you for being so helpful.

  • Virginia McGowan

    Virginia McGowan

    Dave, all your works are just brilliant.wonderful art, sorry don’t get around to comment much. Too busy reading funny emails . So I thought of this idea !

    ROFL cute chooks though

  • cherokee

    cherokee

    I like this .

  • Hemalata

    Hemalata

    Great chookies. Fantastic texture

  • AngelArtiste

    AngelArtiste

    You have enthusiasm from this entity

  • margaretfraser

    margaretfraser

    love your hens

  • amanda Rae

    amanda Rae

    this is adorable…

  • Lynda Robinson

    Lynda Robinson

    Love these little ‘chookies’ Dave!

  • BLYTHART replied

    ... and I love the way you Ozzies call them chookies :)

  • Alexandra Felgate

    Alexandra Felgate

    Chooooook, chook chook chook! (“bloody aussies”) Love these girls, they are very cute!!

  • andrea verstegen

    andrea verstegen

    I like this one out of the two. Great technique.

  • BLYTHART replied

    I rather like this one myself :)

  • Lance Leopold

    Lance Leopold

    This a brilliant,Dave.

  • wutz4tea

    wutz4tea

    I like this one very much too…the feathers…..

  • Orla Cahill

    Orla Cahill

    Great work Dave. It looks as if it’s in relief. Great colours as usual. Another fav. for me. :)

  • Leanne Inwood

    Leanne Inwood

    nice I like the 3d quality that they have

  • artywendy

    artywendy

    Fantastic!

  • linmarie

    linmarie

    FANTASTIC ,, never heard or used this medium you all are talking about,, could you explain better too me,, this has so much dimension, so I am guessing this technique does just that,, the detail in feathers is fabulous,, and background so much depth,, love this one Dave,, peace linmarie

  • BLYTHART replied

    Okay – I’ll try :) With watercolour and acrylics you can work with layers, as the colour shows through (unless you mix white into it) but with gouache, the underneath colour doesn’t show through. This means that any mistakes can be painted over – it’s quite fun actually.

  • Lynda Robinson

    Lynda Robinson 18 days ago

    Congratulations! This work has been featured in Art Up Close

  • BLYTHART replied 16 days ago

    Many thanks. I have added the banner to my description :)

  • Varry

    Varry 18 days ago

    Congrats on your feature Dave…Hoorah! Bravo!

  • Nira Dabush

    Nira Dabush 16 days ago

    Fantastic composition, Dave.

  • AngelArtiste

    AngelArtiste 16 days ago

    Love this!

  • Jo Hoden "C'est la Vie"

    Jo Hoden "C'... 15 days ago

    fabulous work

  • arteology

    arteology 13 days ago

    fantastic portrait, bravo, gallo

  • Impressionism Café

    Impressionism ... 7 days ago

    this is just excellent and so dimensional
    wonderful composition and colours ~ delightful work!

  • Pamela Plante

    Pamela Plante 7 days ago

    As usual Dave-wonderful work such color and detail!

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